20 years of volunteering and she's not showing any signs of slowing down. good monday morning! it's 5 o'clock on december 7th. here is a live look at. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your rst alert forecast, kaj... we'll neededo watch for fog out t there this morning. some spots will see visibility reduced down to a quarter mile. keep yourself visible with low beams and watch for wildlife. we will have more mild air for this week with highs mainly in the 40s through wednesday. there is also a small shsher chance late tuesday into tutuday night. plan on highs to return into the 50s for thursday and friday with our next larger system moving in this weekend. this one should be mainly rain, but given cooler air and a pattern change coming, some wet snow is also possible by sunday. given that the system is still 5-7 days away, the e l-important details cannot yet be resolved, and it's important to stay tuned moving into next weekend in regards to rain and/or snow amounts. temperatures should return to normal by next monday. have a great

cloudy high: 42-48 winds: s 5-10 alo: 45 dbq: 42 iow: 45tonight: partly cloudy low: 29-35 winds: s 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 32 iow: 34tomorrow: olated pm showers high: 46-52 winds: sw 5-15 alo:o:7 dbq: 46 iow: 49tomorrow night: chance of showers low: 31-37 winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 34 iow: 34 thanks kaj. in 3 and a half weeks, all medicaid insurance in the state will be under private company control. for some, that deadline is too soon, and so a group of about 60 eastern iowans will go to des moines for today's legislative oversight committee meeting. governor terry branstad's plan to privatize calls for four out-of-state companies to manage iowa's medicaid system, january 1st. the state's 560-thousand users have until december 17th to sign up for one of the four plans within the new system. the governor said increased medicaid costs, which have gone up 73 percent since 2003, are driving the switch. branstad says the change could save the state $51 million in the first six

kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders is live this morning in the truenorth parking lot. forrest, this group is upset about the change? concerns: our stance e delay. as medicaid members we haven't had time to consider what managed care really is because the information timeline is ridiculously fast and reckless. let's delay this and take time to have the necessary discussion we should have had when he brought this up i ifebruary. it doesn't help that despite obvious and vocal concerns being expressed by many iowans each week governor branstad says weekly there is no reason to delay and providers are using scare tactics and misinformatio n. he has never even acknowledged we have valid concerns. or maybe, , hear your but i disagree. he won't even acknowledge we - medicaid beneficiaries - exist. we're pawns in his proposal and he doesn't listen to us. our phrase is "vulnerable not voiceless." doing: in des moines were attending the legislative oversigig committee meeting on the totoc. our group is so large the capitol staff has had to make special arrangements for us. we're being seated in the first floor rotunda with equipment for a

in a room just a few feet away but will only h hd about 20 in the audience. there are many people statewide very angry over this. it will be attending room only. several legislators have expressed a desire to speak with us briefly too. goal: to demonstrate we do have a voice. this is our healthcare and governor branstad is suppose to be acting on behalf of all iowans, not just the ones he seems worthy. we will be showing through numbers this is a big problem and people are mad. some of the state's most vulnerable iowans are willing to do a 12-hour day to say this is not okay. this trip was my brainchild during the november 10th first cms listening post teleconference - the chaotic one. i ordered a charter bus knowing we had to get to des moines for this meeting. it was too expensive for us. i approached a donor and they agreed to fund these buses and pay for lunch for us.this donor he's been instrumental in allowing us to use ouroices! this is a ragtag grassroots effort that came together in three weeks. all pulling together over a common bond. to give you an idea how crazy this is. i got my long-g- promiseseenrollment packet this monday. i was auto-enrolled into amerigroup. there is a pretty and colorful one sheet flyer on each mco. the first two special perks of being with amerigroup is a free boys and girls club membership and a few phone for qualified members with 250 minutes to call friends, family, and doctors. the office so comes with a whhpping 100 lifetime minutes. i called to

club membership is free in cedar rapids or at very mos$12 a year!! and anyone who qualified for medicaid automatically qualifies for a free cell phone through government programs. this is the kind of smoke and mirrors branstad and the mcos are ppaying. we're sick, not stupid! yet, ranstad doesn't see this as miscommunicat ion. you can not judge a book by it's cover and this is no different. as you open this proposal up and look at it it is a mess! branstad's rush is to avoid iowans being able to have time to open it up and uvderstand it. that is wrong on so many levels. 'll be talking with anottr member of this group heading to des moines in r next half hour. guys back tou.-s foest sauers. thanks a lot. thories two cedar rapids n died in a crash on interstate 80 in nebraska. e nebska state patrol says tworks crashed around 2:30 yesterday morning near the city of cozad. they say mtrucied to exit at a rest aree, t couldn't, and then mergeeback into traffic. 25 year old rn carrillo was driving a truckndrear-endedthe semi. carrilla his passenger,-yrlroberto rcia-gonzales,th dd in the crash. a cedar falls man faces a 1st-degree arson charge r setting a fire that damaged three vehicles and a garage. e waterloo- cedar falls uereprts nicholala kollasch is accused of setting a d dtached garage on fire behind 615 iowa street early thanksgiving morning. investigators say a van parked near the garage was also on fire. flames also spread to two cars nearby. police say kollasch walked up to officers who were there and told them m 'd been in a fight with a person earlier in the day. they

set the fire. construction crews are closing two streets starting g day for the upper bebe branch restoration project. they are closing east 22nd street between prince and kniest street... and east 24th street between elm and wasasngton street. those streets will be closed starrng at 10 this morning until friday evening. parents of a st. paul's methodist church childrens' program in cedar rapids are asking for help. the "parents day out" program offers child care four hours a day, four days a week, at an affordable price. it gives parents who work part-time or stay at home the chance for a break. with talk of new renovation plans for the church and a lack of funding, there might not be an area to house the children during the next school year. the changes would affect more than 125 families. now the parents want to let others know -- to see what can be done to keep the program going. "it might seem like we have some time, but in reality when you are signing your children up for a preschool program, or this

have about three weeks totoecide do we try to sign them m for a program that may or may not be there." st. paul's has formed a task force to he address the situation. those members are working on a recommendati on to present to the church council by the end of january. santa knows exactly what some kids in eastern iowa want for christmas this year. this was lindale mall's "caring santa" event yesterday. it'ss quieter and more controlled environment to meet santa. the event is especially helpful for families who have kids with autism or other disabilities. it was perfect for the waseen family's oldest daughterer audrey, who was diagnosed with autism at age three. ""it was nice to come in before it got crazy. it was nice to to kind of not have to worry about losing audrey in the crowd; she tends to wander, so it's kind of of nice to have it quiet. "

hosting "caring santa." an iowa city woman is devoting her later years in life to volunteering. 86-year-old betty adams rarely misses a day of volunteer work at alexander elementary in iowa city. she's been volunteering in the district for more than two decades. as kcrg tv nine's iowa city bureau chief mark carlson explains, betty adams is not your typical volunteer. "i'm 86, i never realize i'm 86 until somebody asks me or i look in the mirror. " betty adams loves kids, and they love her too. he rarely makes it down a corridor without being stopped for a quick hug. "at my age you like to be hugged, and it's just priceless, it's just priceless." miss betty -- as they call her at alexander elementary -- has been volunteering in schools in johnson county for the past two decades. " i have very few people my age for friends because when i get home i i exhausted, so i don't go out. " she doesn't go out -- because she has to be up in the morning. 5 -days a week-

here. helping kids to read -- one at a time -- literally picking them up and d delivering them to and from her designated space in the school. "i give them a ride on my walker, and it's funny, even the older kids who i don't read with want a ride on my walker.... and even, i've given teachers rides. " "it just brings joy and a smile to our hearts every day, you see her walking in the door she just brings a smile to your face." fromomtaff to student's miss betty is a huge part of this school. but -- she says she wants nothing to do with this publicity -- all she wants is to inspire more people to volunteer. "if just one person would say, i want to volunteer, and you don't have to go all day, if you just give an hour it means so much to the kids. " and even though after 20 years of work, she's yet to collect a penny. betty says -- she wouldn't have it any other way. "this way i can do what i want to do.. because i'm free -- big laugh

in iowa city, mark caason, kcrg tv nine news. around this time of the year, many people take a break to be with family. families facing cancer got a much needed break from their added stssors at a

we'll need to watch for fog out there this morning. some spots will see visibility reduced down to a quarter mile. keep yourself visible with low beams and watch for wildlife. we will have more mi air for this week with highs mainly in the 40s through wednesday. there is also a small shower chance late tuesday into tuesday night. plan on highs to return into the 50s for thursday and f fday with our next larger system moving in this weekend. this one should be mainly rain, but given cooler air and a pattern change coming, some wet snow is

days away, the all-important details cannot yet be resolved, and it's important to stay tuned moving into next weekend in regardsso rain and/or snow amounts. temperatures should return to normal by next monday. have a great week! today: am fog, partly cloudy high: 42-48 winds: s 5-10 alo: 45 dbq: 42 iow: 45tonight: partly cloudy low: 29-35 winds: s 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 32 iow: 34tomorrow: isolated pm showers high: 46-52 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 47 dbq: 46 iow: 49tomorrow night: chance of showers low:

winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 34 iow: 34 we'll need to watch for fog out there this morning. some spots will see visibility reduced down to a quarter mile. keep yourself visible with low beams and watch for wildlife. we will have more mild air for this week with highs mainly

break. that's thanks to mercy medical center's hall-perrine cancer center's annual holiday party yesterday. guests enjoyed prizes, , mes, food anana visit from santa. the night ended with a tour of the lights throughout town. this is the third year the cancer center has hosted that event. looking back on the year,r,ost farmers in iowa had a good year for harvest. in today's agribusiness report, the state climatologist says there was just one abnormal month this year. but right now, , re's a look at today's opening farm markets. good

david geiger. ---- last week was the last for weekly iowa crop progress reports for the season.. so i wanted to see how the overall year looked in terms of weather. and things for the most part have gone pretty well according to state climatologist harry hillaker.. a fairly warm and dry spring allowed for timely planting.. a fairly distributed rain fall during the summer with little excessive heat.. then a really long dry spell in the fall helped farmers with drying and harvesting crops... but overall a relatively wet year.. and just a little on the warm side.. hillaker says the most abnormal part of the season was nonomber.. "it was an unusually wet month, also an unusually warm month. ranks 10th warmest november in 143 years of records. also,

have to go back to 1992 to find a wetter november than what we just came through and yet in the midst of an unusually warm november we had a major snow storm back on november 20th, which was actually the biggest snow event we've had so`early in the season in iowa going all the ay back to 1957." ---- the mamakets this week saw a good jump for grain traders.. but the livestock side continues to shrink.. i got a week recap from analyst jamey kohake. "we've seen a nice rally in the grain sector, led d mostly by the soy complex. we've surged back to 9 dollars in the nearby contracts.." "i think you're probably going to see an increased level of farmer selling probably next week ahead of the monthly supply and demand report and see producers take advtage of that. support has been coming from steady export business we had a fresh sell this morning to unknown destinations.but i think a little further higher push down

corn and beans you're going to see a lot a lot of rmer selling as we finish a year off here." "it's still a bloodbath, these lower prices surprisingly haven't attracted a whole lot of new business yet. hopefully that will occur. but there's just no traction in this thing, the packers have complete control of the market right now. hopefully kind ofofet this fleshed out in here over the weekend. and just signal to the market that all we did this week was narrow the basis pretty much down to zero that's all." "we started to see some short covering in the hogs finally despite not a whole lot of fresh bullish news at all. but they're getting drug down with it obviously they still have big weights, big supplies right now but terribly oversold as expected." ---- the food and agricucuure organization food price index dropped again in november according to the united nations.. it averaged a hundred 56 point seven points in november.. down one point six percent from october.. except for sugar prices.. all commodities dropped under the pressure of a strong dollar and

since 2014.. the overall price of food has dropped 18 percent.. with meat hit hardest dropping by nearly a quarter percent. ---- the senate followed house action last week... passing the highway funding bill.. in a 83 to 16 vote.. the five year.. three hundred and five billion dollar measure aims to fix highways and transit across the country.. it also includes a fix to three billion dollars in crop insurance cuts.. president obama says he will sign the bill when it gets to his desk.. ---- a a that wraps up the s sw for today.. thanks for joining everyone i'll see you again tomorrow.. ---- we'll post a video every day in the agribusiness section of kcrg.com. you'll find it under the news tab. i'm david geiger with the agribusiness report. trt 3.37 oc webtease c-o-p-d is an incurable pulmonary disease, but for people who have it, managing your symptoms could be just a phone call away. in today's healthy life report, we take a look at a unique way some patients are improving their day-to-

we'll need to watch for fog out there this morning. some spsps will see visibility reduced down to a quarter

with low beams and watch for wildlife. we will have more mild air for this week with highs mainly in the 40s through wednesday. there is also a small shower chance late tuesday into tuesday night. plan on highs to return into the 50s for thursday and friday with our next larger system moving in this weekend. this one should be mainly rain, but given cooler air and a p ptern change coming, some wet snow is also possible by sunday. given that the system is still 5-7 days away, the all-important details cannot yet be resolved, and it's important to stay tuned moving into next weekend in regards to rain and/or snow amounts. temperatures should return to normal by next monday. have a great week!today: am fog, partly cloudy high: 42-48 winds: s s 10 alo: 45 dbq: 42 iow: 45tonight: partly cloudy low: 29-35 winds: s 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 32 iow: 34tomorrow:

iow: 49tomorrow night: chance of showers low: 31-37 winds: w w-15 alo: 34 dbq: 34 iow: 34 more than 11-million americans have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or c-o-p-d. but an estimated 24- million may have it and not know it, because they mistake some of the symptoms as signs of aging. there is no cure for c-o- p-d but doctors are testing out a new way of managing the disease.

forty-five years of smoking have taken their toll on harold ridgeway's health. at 76- years-old he is learning to live with c-o-p-d - an incurable disease found mostly in smokers. symptoms are similar to bronchitis. and even though they usually worsen over time, ridgeway is actually starting to feel better. "i probably feel a whole lot younger than my 76- years-old." that's because he was one of 14 patients who took part in a u-a-b research project to improve symptoms of c-o-p-d. "we thought, since we know ththt rehab and exercise improves functionality of the patients and reduces readmission rates, let's take the exercise program to the patients' houses and try to make a difrence there." doctors sent patients home with a smartphone. they used skype to coach them through simple pulmonary ercises while monitoring their blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen saturation.

a day, three days a week, for three months. "you can't quit like you could if you were doing it on your own and got tired." "they have totoo this two to three times a week.k.o for a majority of our patients that's a huge time and financial constraint which we can easily overcome by having them do this at home." in general, about 20 percent of people with c-o-p-d are readmitted to a hospital within 30 days. but that wasn't the casfor any of the 14 patients in the study who, like ridgeway. .saw significant improvement in their symptoms. i'm martie salt reporting. trt 1.38 oc std a couple of republican presidential candidates took on the topic of terrorism in cedar rapids. these spepehes came a day before president obama spoke to the nation about his plan for isis. stay with your 24 hour news source, kcrg-tv9. it's ---. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now,

source, this is kcrg-tv9 news early morning news. " what we can do -- and must do -- is make it harder for them to kill. " president obama addresses the nation from the oval office on terrorism and guns. medicaid debate. eastern iowans arere headadg to des moines to bring their concerns with medicaid privatization to the governor. and smelling the roses. the hawkeyes are heading to the rose bowl on new year's day to go head-to-head against stanford. and here's a live look on our city cam this morning. could be a foggy start to your day, depending on where you are in the viewing area. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara

alert forecast, kaj... we'll need to watch for fog out there this moing. some spots will see visibility reduced down to a quarter mimie. keep yourself visible with low beams and watch for wildlife. we will have more mild air for this week with highs mainly in the 40s through wednesday. there is also a small shower chance late tuesday into tuesday night. plan on highs to return into the 50s for thursday and friday with our next larger system moving in this weekend. this one should be mainly rain, but given cooler air and a pattern change coming, some wet snow is also possible by sunday. given that the system is still 5-7 days away, the all-important details cannot yet be resolved, and it's important to stay tuned moving into next weekend in regards to rain and/or snow amounts. temperatures should return to normal by next monday. have a great week!today:m fog, partly oudy high: 42-48 winds: s 5-10 alo: 45 dbq: 42 iow: 45tonight: partly cloudy low: 29-35 winds: s 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 32 iow: 34tomorrow: isolated pm showers high: 46-52 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 47 dbq: 46 iow: 49tomorrow night: chance of showers low: 31-37 winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 34 iow: 34 thanks kaj. "let's make sure we never forget what maaes us exceptional.

not forget that freedom is more powerful than fear." " president obama has laid out his 4 step plan to stop the terrorist group - isis. he spoke to the nation last night about what the government plans to do, and what american citizens can do. the president addressed the nation last night from the oval office -- for the third time since taking office nearly 7 years ago. he called for stronger screening of visitors to the u-s. he also asked congressiona l leaders to make s se no one on the no-fly list is able to buy a gun. and to make it more difficult for people to purchase powerful assault weapons. " the fact is that our intelligence and law enforcement agencies, no matter how effective they are, cannot identify every mass shooter, whether that individual is motivated by isil or some other hateful ideology what we can do -- and must do -- is make it h hder for them to kill. " president obama also said he

miliry force against isisiin syria. but he does no want to put more ground. two presidential candidates made their positions clear about national security and terrorisisat an event in cedar rapids. fifie republicans spoke at the rising tide summit on saturday night. texas senator ted cruz and kentucky senator rand paul focused on what the government could do to protect americans ahead of president obama's speech. " the obama administration fields because they were concerned about global warming. this lunacy of the obama administration where the suv is a greater threat to your security than a jihadist who wants to murder you... that makes no sense. " " so for those who clamor to give up more liberty for a false sense of security really aren't paying any attention. senator rubio has been out there saying we need to spy on all americans and collect all americans' records. well, we have been and it hasn't worked. "

polls in iowa. he's now ranked second among republican voters in the state. today, two candidatesesill talk about technology in cedar rapids. democratic candidate martin o'malley and republican candidate carly fiojina will share their plans to support the tech industry. they will also face questions from a group of panelists including local technology leaders. that will be at the hotel at kirkwood center at 3 o'clock this afternoon. this morning dozens of people in eastern iowa a are getting on a bus to go to des moines. they're going to attend the legislative oversight committee meeting about iowa's medicaid program moving to private control on january first. govererr terry branstad's plan to privatize calls for four out-of-state companies to manage iowa's medicaid system, january 1st. the state's 560-thousand users have until december 17th to sign upupor one of the ur plans within the new system. the governor said increased

have gone up 73 percent since 2003, are dving the switch. branstad says ththchange could ve the state $51 million in the first six months. kcrg-tv9's forrest saunders is live this morning in the truenorth parking lot. forrest, this group doesn't think iowa is ready for this change? concerns: our stance is delay. as medicaid members we haven't had time to consider what managed care really is because the information timeline is ridiculously fasas and reckless. let's delay this and take time e have the necessary discussion we should have had when he brought this up in february. it doesn't help that despite obvious and vocal concerns being expressssd by many iowans each week governor branstad says weekly there is no reason to delay and providers are using scare tactics and misinformatio n. he has never even acknowledged we have valid concerns. or maybe, i hear your bub i disagree. he won't even acknowledge we - medicaid beneficiaries - exist. we're pawns in his proposal and he doesn't listen to us. our phrase is "vulnerable not voiceless." doing: in des

attending the legislative oversight committee meeting on the topic. our group is so large thehe capitol staff has hahato make special arrangements for us. we're being seated in the first floor rotunda with equipment for a live stream. the meeting is in a room just a few feet away but will only hold about 20 in the audience. there are many people statewide very angry over this. it will be attending room only. several legislators have expressed a desire to speak with us briefly too. goal: to demonstrate we do have a voice. this is our healthcare and governor branstad is suppose to be acting on behalf of all iowans, not just the ones he seems worthy. we will be showing through numbers this is a big problem and people are mad. some of the state's most vulnerable iowananare willing to do a 12-hour day to say this is not okay. we'll be talking with another member of this group heading to des moines in our next half hour. guys back to you.

cedar rapids police are investigating a shooting at kirkwood court apartments on the southwest side. police responded to reports of multiple shots at the apartment building at 341 kirkwood court southwest arouou 7 o'clock last night. authorities found a man with a gunshot wound and took him to the hospital. he is expected to be ok. police tell tv-9 they have not arrested anyone. waterloo police are searching for the person who stabbed a man, putting him in the hospital. the man told officers someone stabbed him near elm street and independence avenue on the city's east side late yesterday morning. he later went to the hospital for treatment, and is expected to be okay. the iowa hawkeyes are heading to the rose bowl. the hawks will play stanford on new year's day. the rose bowl will be iowa's first since january 1st, 1991. tickets aren't cheap online on secondary ticket websites. they are selling at about a 700 dollar

josh christenson will have reaction from the team next hour in sports. in a tv-9 follow-up this morning.. more than 100-4housand dollars will help provide meals to seniors in eastern iowa. the heritage area agency on aging raised the money during the fill the plate telethon last night on kcrg-9.2. organizers say they've raised 105,921 dollars for seniors to get meals from congregate and delivery sites. the agency's tim getty says he's shocked by the amount they've raised. he says almost every penny will go to providing those meals to senior cititens. "they've underwritten the vast majority production of this large effort. i'm pleased to announce that every dollar that's raised. almost $100,000 alone is going to go toward the meals. so there's no cost taken out of that. " " last year, the organization

thousand home- delivered and congregate meals to low-income seniors in eastern iowa. gas prices could go even lower before christmas. and a decision by a major group of oil producers could be the reason for the low prices at the pump. ople are dealing wititheavy

the winter storm closed parts of i-90 yesterday. kids had a fun time playing in the snow despite the mess other places. we'll need to watch for fog out there this morning. some spots will see visibility reduced down to a quarter mile. keep yourself visible

watch for wildlife. we will have more mild air for this week with highs mainly in the 40s through wednesday. there is also a small shower chance late tuesday into tuesday night. plan on highs to return into the 50s for thursday and friday with our next larger system moving in this weekend. this one should be mainly rain, but given cooler air and a pattern change coming,

by sunday. given that the system is still 5-7 days away, the all-important details cannot yet be resolved, and it's important to stay tuned moving into next weekend in regards to rain and/or snow amounts. temperatures should return to normal by next monday. have a great week! today: am fog, partly cloudy high: 42-48 winds: s 5-10 alo: 45 dbq: 42 iow: 45tonight: partly cloudy low: 29-35 winds: s 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 32

isolated pm showers high: 46-52 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 47 dbq: 46 iow: 49tomorrow night: chance of showers low: 31-37 winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 34 iow: 34 thanks kaj. a popular burrito chain has definitely seen better

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friday's jobs report showed the economy added 211-thousa jobs in november. the dow gained 370 points on the day -- its biggest one-day climb since the beginning of september. the s and p rose 42. the nasdaq -- up 104. the organization of the petroleum exporting countries has no agreement to cut production. some opec members pushed for production cuts at a recent meeting that might help push oil prices up. oil prices fell with the news. u-s benchmark crude is now less than 40 dollars a barrel. chipotle is warning that its recent e. coli outbreak is hurting sales, and earnings for the quarter will be way below predictions. the outbreak has expanded to nine states, including illinois and minnesota, with a total of 52 reported illnesses. it's here's s live look at ??? on our city cam.

we'll need to watch for fog out there thihimorning. some spots will see visibility reduced down to a quarter mile. keep yourself visible with low beams and watch for wildlife. we will have more mild air for this week with highs mainly in the 40s through wednesday. there is also a

uesday into tuesday night. plan on highs to return into the 50s for thursday and friday with our nexex larger system moving in this weekend. this one should be mainly rain, but given cooler air and a pattern change coming, some wet snow is also possible by sunday. given that the system is still 5-7 days away, the all-important details cannot yet be resolved, and it's important to stay tuned moving into next weekend in regards to rain and/or snow amounts. temperatures should return to normal by next monday. have a great week!today: am fog, partly cloudy high: 42-48 winds: s 5-10 alo: 45 dbq: 42 iow: 45tonight: partly cloudy low: 29-35 winds: s 5-10 alo: 31 dbq: 32 iow: 34tomorrrr: isolated pm showers high: 46-52 winds: sw 5-15 alo: 47 dbq: 46 iow: 49tomorrow night: chance of showers low: 31-37 winds: w 5-15 alo: 34 dbq: 34 iow: 34

here's a look at today's top stories... president obama says the country needs to take a harsher stance on guns and the fight against isis. he spoke to the country from the oval office last night. he wants congressiona l leaders to make sure no one on t no-fly list is able to buy a gun. he also wants congress to approve special operations forces against isis in syria. the iowa hawkeyes football team will play in the rose bowl. they'll play stanford in

ar's day. this will be iowa's first rose bowl appearance since january 1st, 1991. josh will have the details coming up in sports - that's next on tv9.

... none of the current iowa football players were even born the last time iowa went to the rose b bl 25 years ago. now, they get t t experienen the game of a lifetime. ... the hawkeyes will face stanford on new year's day in pasadena, california. kickoff will be at 4 p.m. central time and will be televised on espn. vegas already has stanford as a 6.5 point favorite. the team is still trying to recover from last ght's loss to michigan state in the big ten title game. but the players s re excited for e chance to play in n e rose bowl. "certainly last night was tough and this is good medicine, i think, for all of us to ease a tough outcome." "i think we're still getting over the loss last night, but this helps it a little bit

nice." "this is a big deal cause this is a championship level game between the pac 12 and the big ten and it's going to be a great, competitive game between two great teams. it's a huge opportunity for this program. we haven't been there in a while and it's going to be very exciting." "it's means a lot. comimi in hereras a freshman you want to play for championships and the rose bowl is a championship. to be able to go out and play in a rose bowl and work to win it is going to be very special." "most of all i'm really excited r our players. they've worked so hard to make this a great season, a special season, a historical season and for them to be rewarded in this way, it's really fulfilling." trt: 53 oc: "it's really fulfilling" ... bluder's bunch hasn't lost at home since march 24th of 2014, they were hoping to keep that streak going against robert morris. ... this is the first time iowa's been back home since november 19th ... iowa trailed 10-0 in the first quarter, but slowly comes back... three-pointer no good, but carly hns is there for the offensive board and putback... hawkeyes trail 12-8

first quarter, christina buttenham drives, pulls up and hits the mid-range jumper... iowa trails 16-12 after one quarter ... the hawkeyes keep it coming in the 2nduarter... ally disteteoft buries the thrhr at the t t of the key... the iowa city native had 16 points, iowa down by two after that bucket ... then the hawkeyes starting feeding it down low to freshman megan gustafson... she had 15 points... that bucket ties it up 21-21 1 . the hawkeyeye would take the lead for the first time as tania davis drives and scoops it off the glass... iowa goes on to win 69-50 ... iowa state womemehosting southern university ... seanna johnson with the nice putback for two of her 12 points ... iowa state's offense takes off after that... jadda buckley, sets and fires a three... good... iowa state wins by 40, 86-46 6 ... men's college hoops, linn-mar grad marcus paige in his 2nd game for the tar heels since returning from the wrist injury... he knocks down the trey ..... little bit latt, marcus

it in... he finished with 13 points and four assists in the tar heels 98-65 win over davidson ... to golf, final round d the hero world challenge ... zach johnson birdied the first hole, then buries this 20-foot birdie on the 3rd hole to move to 15 under par... he bogeyed the 4th hole, but responds on the 5th hole... this one's from 21 1 et, and it just had enough at the end to fall... zach finished 12th at 15 under... bubba watson was your winner ... to the nfl, arizona at st. louis ... 3rd quarter, carson palmer throws it in a tight window to former uni panther david johnson for the 10-yard touchdown... david also ran for a career- high 99 yards on 22 carries ... seattle and the minnesota vikings ... 3rd quarter, russell wilson play-action and he dumps it off to the pride and joy of coe college, fred jackson... 5-yard touchdown for fred... first one since week 2 of the nflfleason ... philadelphia at new england... patriots trying to fight back from a huge

brady floats it to former hawkeye scott chandler for the 14-yar touchdodo... 4th of the season for chandler, 2nd one in as many weeks ... jacksonville and tennessee... final drive for the jaguars on 4th down, blake bortles under pressure... former hawkeye karl klug grabs the ankles for the sacacto seal the victory for the titans ... and tomorrow for on iowa live, chuck long will join us to talk iowa football. and the linn-mar girls basketball team will also be at the desk.

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